Dunne Park
Managed by Rosemont Park District
8 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Aneekr at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Rosemont
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Rosemont
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Dunne Park (0.6 mi). 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Rosemont, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #357 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
18 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Rosemont?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rosemont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rosemont is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #357 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rosemont’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 54%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dunne Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Catherine Chevalier Woods Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Dam Number 4 South Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Monument Park
Managed by Rosemont Park District
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
2% of Rosemont’s land. Who manages Rosemont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency18 ac
Local Park · 13 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont Community Park Local Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Margret J Lange Memorial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Stephens Athletic Complex Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Rosemont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rosemont
Stephens Isle Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Rosemont
Rosemont WaterfallIn Monument Park
DirectionsPlus 3 waterfalls without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rosemont: July and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rosemont →
Next door
Rosemont and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont | 2% | 0.5 | 9 | 99%+ | B |
| Chicago | 8% | 1.1 | 4 | 99% | A− |
| Leyden Township | 1% | 0.6 | 2 | 95% | B− |
| Maine Township | 3% | 0.8 | 4 | 98% | B |
| Des Plaines | 4% | 0.5 | 7 | 99% | B+ |
| Park Ridge | 3% | 1.1 | 4 | 97% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rosemont
Where can I hike in Rosemont?
The longest trail networks: Dunne Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rosemont is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rosemont’s trails?
Dunne Park and Catherine Chevalier Woods Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rosemont?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rosemont?
10,738 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rosemont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rosemont have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #357 of 768 in Illinois. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rosemont neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →